What is the President

This is who heads this branch.

What is 2 (House of Representatives and the Senate)

This branch is separated into this many parts.

What is the Supreme Court

This is who heads the Judicial Branch.

What is the delegates

This is who built the "check and balance" system into the Constitution.

What is 94

This is the number of the U.S. district courts in the United States.

What is 2

This is the amount of 4-year terms that the Executive Branch is limited to.

What is 2

This is the number of Senators that every state selects.

What is 9

This is the number of judges that make up the Judicial Branch.

What is so that no one branch of our government can become too powerful

This is the purpose of the "check and balance" system.

What is President Adams

This president appointed John Marshall of Virginia as the fourth Chief Justice.

What is elected

This head of the Executive Branch is _______. (appointed, elected, chosen, ordered)

What is the Congress

This is who heads the Legislative Branch.

What is district courts

There are three different kinds of courts found in the federal court system. This is the lowest level.

What is the President

This power may veto a law passed by Congress.

What is the Great Compromise

As a result of _________, the House of Representatives was established.

What is carrying out federal laws and recommending new ones, directing national defense and foreign policy, and performing ceremonial duties

These are the responsibilities of the President.

What is making laws

This is the main task of the two bodies in this branch.

What is 13

This is the number of judicial circuits.

What is by declaring a law unconstitutional

This is how the Supreme Court can check Congress.

What is California

This state has the most representatives.

What is directing government, commanding the Armed Forces, dealing with International Powers, acting as chief law enforcement officer, and vetoing laws

Describe three powers of the Executive Branch.

What is passing laws, originating spending bills, impeaching officials, and approving treaties

These are the powers within the Legislative Branch.

What is interpreting the Constitution, reviewing laws, and deciding cases involving states' rights

These are the powers of the Judicial Branch.

What is by the fact that members of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President--those appointments have to be approved by Congress

This is how power is balanced under this branch.

What is Baron de Montesquieau

This is who the philosophy of checks and balances was based off of.